Global Patent Index - EP 1055226 B1

EP 1055226 B1 20170816 - SYSTEM FOR USING SILENCE IN SPEECH RECOGNITION

Title (en)

SYSTEM FOR USING SILENCE IN SPEECH RECOGNITION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG VON STILLE IN SPRACHERKENNUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTEME D'UTILISATION DU SILENCE DANS LA RECONNAISSANCE VOCALE

Publication

EP 1055226 B1 20170816 (EN)

Application

EP 99906851 A 19990209

Priority

  • US 9902803 W 19990209
  • US 2684198 A 19980220

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9942991A1] A system (60) for recognizing speech based on an input data stream indicative of the speech provides possible words represented by the input data stream as a prefix tree (88) including a plurality of phoneme branches connected at nodes. The plurality of phoneme branches is bracketed by at least one input silence branch (92) corresponding to a silence phone on an input side of the prefix tree and at least one output silence branch (94, 96, 98) corresponding to a silence phone on an output side of the prefix tree (60). The prefix tree (60) is traversed to obtain a word that is likely represented by the input data stream. The silence phones provided in the prefix tree can vary based on context.

IPC 8 full level

G10L 15/183 (2013.01); G10L 15/187 (2013.01); G10L 15/05 (2013.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01); G10L 15/14 (2006.01); G10L 15/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

G10L 15/05 (2013.01 - EP US); G10L 15/08 (2013.01 - EP US); G10L 15/183 (2013.01 - KR); G10L 15/187 (2013.01 - EP US); G10L 2015/085 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

  • EP 1012827 A2 20000628 - MICROSOFT CORP [US]
  • "AUTOMATIC SPEECH SEGMENT BOUNDARY DETECTION USING MARKOV MODELS", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, IBM CORP. NEW YORK, US, vol. 33, no. 7, 1 December 1990 (1990-12-01), pages 323/324, XP000108438, ISSN: 0018-8689
  • JELINEK F: "THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL DISCRETE DICTATION RECOGNIZER", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, IEEE. NEW YORK, US, vol. 73, no. 11, 1 November 1985 (1985-11-01), pages 1616 - 1624, XP001197009, ISSN: 0018-9219

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9942991 A1 19990826; CA 2315832 A1 19990826; CA 2315832 C 20041116; CN 1205599 C 20050608; CN 1307715 A 20010808; EP 1055226 A1 20001129; EP 1055226 B1 20170816; JP 2002504719 A 20020212; JP 4414088 B2 20100210; KR 100651957 B1 20061201; KR 20010034367 A 20010425; US 6374219 B1 20020416

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9902803 W 19990209; CA 2315832 A 19990209; CN 99803075 A 19990209; EP 99906851 A 19990209; JP 2000532846 A 19990209; KR 20007008110 A 20000725; US 2684198 A 19980220